By chance I came upon a blog post by Catherine Curzon from a decade ago about the death of King Louis XVIII in 1824.
The account records the declining health of the King from the beginning of 1824, and its distressing nature as gangrene worked its way slowly through his system. Notwithstanding that he continued as best he could to exercise his functions as monarch until only a few days before his death.
The article, together with comments, can be seen at "The king rotted on his throne": The Death of Louis XVIII
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